When the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management questioned 2,000 adults who had been working from home, it found most of them had returned to the office at least once since the lockdown had lifted.

Upon their return, 7 out of 10 said they couldn’t see any obvious changes to their office set up, compared to before the pandemic, while being away from the office had led to half of respondents commenting that their office needed modernisation.

The Institute commented that it was time for employers to face up to adjusted workplace realities -  a situation where new modes of working should heavily influence office set ups and specification.

It comes as no surprise that sound (too much of it and a lack of silence) was cited as a big problem when returning to the office, with workers trying to transition from their quiet, solo home existence to open plan spaces with constant ambient noise.

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